tastebudchicago.com — I've been roasting my own coffee at home for the past year. This is a writeup on the process I went through to get started. The fact is, Starbucks over-roasts their beans, you can get a much better cup of coffee from a popcorn popper for half the price. You get all the satisfaction of brewing your own beer, without the tedious bottle cleaning.
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jsk103Sep 20, 2006
This is one of those ideas worthy of shutting down a message board for.
caulktelSep 21, 2006
I have been doing this for about 5 years now, I go to Goodwill and pickup Popcorn Pumper 2's for around $2.00 a piece. I even built a bean cooler out of PVC pipe and an old computer fan. Check out <a class="user" href="http://www.coffeewholesalers.com/">http://www.coffeewholesalers.com/</a> for cheap green beans.
Closed AccountSep 21, 2006
"You get all the satisfaction of brewing your own beer, without the tedious bottle cleaning."it's called kegging. try it.
darkdaedraSep 21, 2006
That over roasting does one thing that many people aren't aware of - it roasts the caffeine out of the bean. The lighter roasts are higher in caffeine. Now, it may not taste as good, but that is a matter of personal preference. Liquids at body temperature deliver caffeine to the system faster than very hot drinks, e.g. coffee, or cold drinks, e.g. Red Bull, but the right temperature does make the drink taste better. For the ultimate caffeine experience, though, drink a light roast coffee at room temperature.
web_weaselSep 21, 2006
I've never understood the fascination with Starbucks. If I want medocre coffee I'll go to my local convience store. If I want good coffee I'll go to a real coffee shop.There was a interview in one of the local KC papers with one of the owners of The Roasterie, a local coffee seller, and he was saying that there is no way Starbucks could have very good coffee. There is only so much to go around and they are way too big to get enough premium beans for all their outlets.When I'm traveling one of my favorites if stopping at a truck stop and getting a cup in the diner from a machine that hasn't been off since the 1950s.
carteludoSep 21, 2006
Actually, just about any American coffee is over-roasted. If it tasted bitter at all, it means some of the beans are burnt.Look into air roasted beans, if you really want to find coffee that really tastes like coffee should. This is how most coffees in Europe and South America are roasted. Air roasted coffee is not bitter at all.
jmontySep 21, 2006
It's only "over-roasted" if you consider anything above a Full City+ or Vienna roast, "over-roasted." Most home-coffee do-it-yourself roasters will call starbucks over-roasted because they don't like it that way. It's all subjective and preference. Some people like their meat well done, others like it rare.
jmontySep 21, 2006
There aren't a lot of others, coffeebeancorral.com is another place to go. The thing you have to realize is sweatmarias is an excellent source, you wouldn't want to recommend people go many other places. There's a co-op I've been wanting to try, but I haven't had time: <a class="user" href="http://www.greencoffee.coop/">http://www.greencoffee.coop/</a>
iq70Sep 21, 2006
I agree Starbucks overroasts their beans but who really drinks regular coffee at Starbucks? The most sold drinks in their stores are mocha frappuchino, caramel machiato and iced americano. Given that if you roast your own beans how would you go about making those drinks?Besides, many stores like Trader Joe's or even your grocery store has non-burnt roasted coffee which costs a little more but doesn't make your home smell like a cemetry and your clothes smell like you smoke bidis all day.